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About Bhikanpur Village

Bhikanpur is a mid sized village in Deoband tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 310 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.74 hectares hectares.

Bhikanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Deoband
Area (hectares) 120.74 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 310
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikanpur is the 157th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 120.74 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhikanpur

Bhikanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhikanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikanpur from other places

Bhikanpur lies about 45 km from Saharanpur. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhikanpur
Nearest town Manglaur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoband 16 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bhikanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deoband tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhikanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikanpur village had a population of 564. That makes it the 157th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Bhikanpur village has 310 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikanpur has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Bhikanpur covers 120.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikanpur falls under Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Bhikanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikanpur.

Bhikanpur is about 45 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikanpur is in Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district. Manglaur is about 15 km away. Deoband is about 16 km away. Saharanpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashrafpur (under 2 km), Begampur Chack Dala (under 2 km) and Begampur Majbata (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhikanpur today is likely to be higher.

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